| “ | Life is about doing what you want to do! If you keep talking cost this return, you won't accomplish anything! Life can end before you get a chance to accomplish anything; it happens. |
„ |
| ― Ruby Hoshino | ||
Ruby Hoshino「
Neglected by her parents in her previous life and being a fan of Ai, she greatly enjoyed her new life, with her new mother teaching her how to be an idol from an early age. Unfortunately, this happy life ended when Ai was murdered by a deranged fan. Afterward, determined to fulfill her mother's dreams, she reformed Ai's idol group with the support of her friends.
She later undergoes a great change after learning that Gorou was killed by the same individual who murdered her mother, prompting her to resort to unsavory methods to quickly rise to fame and draw out the culprit.
However, she ultimately gives up on revenge upon learning that Gorou was beside her all along.
Appearance[]
Ruby is a beautiful young girl of average height with blonde hair that she ties in a side ponytail (much like how her late mother Ai Hoshino does) and possesses pink-ruby colored eyes with a six-star on her left eye like her late mother.
Ruby has been stated to resemble Ai by many people, such as Aqua Hoshino and Kana Arima where Kana herself confirmed that her keen nose in industry "can sense potential in this girl" and it reminds her of Ai. The resemblance grows stronger when she wears a purple wig, to the point that it shocks others especially Akane Kurokawa.
Personality[]
In her past life, Ruby was a frail girl who died of anaplastic astrocytoma and could barely walk a few steps without stumbling. Now overwhelmed with joy as Ruby Hoshino, the daughter of her favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, takes her life to the fullest, Ruby has given herself the goal of becoming an idol singer, not only to follow in her mother's footsteps, but also to fulfill her promise to Gorou Amamiya. Unbeknownst to her, Gorou had already passed away and been reborn as her older twin brother, Aqua Hoshino.
Unlike Aqua who is calm, calculated and discreet, Ruby is the polar opposite of him as she is extroverted, outgoing, loud, optimistic and communicative compared to her brooding brother. She is most apparent in the connections she makes with others. At the same time, Aqua only does this to further his agenda. She doesn't share her brother's opinion of hunting down the culprit who killed their mother, instead moving on from that incident and focusing on her dreams. She persists in this notion to the point where she often conflicts with her brother's interests.
Ruby tends to speak her mind without a filter, often referring to Kana Arima as the "gourd girl" and the "girl who will lick a lying snitch," much to Kana's displeasure. Additionally, Ruby has utilized the "airhead sister" persona to her advantage in the media as a character she created to promote herself.
She is the biggest defender of her mother Ai's secrecy and reputation.
Following the discovery of Gorou's corpse and learning that his and Ai's murders correlate with each other during the trip to Takachiho, Ruby's drive for revenge becomes a lot more intense, and comparatively more aggressive, albeit stealthily so, than even Aqua's. The murderer stole the future she wanted, and so did Gorou's; she resolved to ensure Gorou gets justice, even if it meant using her brother, who finally attained true happiness with Akane Kurokawa.[10]
Ruby reveals herself to be just as methodical and cunning as her brother. After her darker turn in the manga for the sake of her revenge, Ruby adopts a two-faced attitude towards others entirely whenever she sees that she could benefit from them in the long run:
- She acts friendly and affable with Meiya, but secretly disdains her despite being shown to get along well with her, knowing that Meiya likes beef and vents her frustrations on Twitter.
- She also made sure that she had Tetsu Urushibara under her thumb during the Dig Deep arc by manipulating him into believing that she had saved him and his job through a scandal that she had caused in secret for her own benefit.
After Aqua reveals their mother's secret to the public, Ruby has a temporary break with her relationship with her twin brother because she hates him so much that he kept it from her. She is very honest to the extreme with herself and hates lies.[11]
Skills & Talents[]
Ruby's greatest asset has repeatedly been noted to be her natural immense beauty. Kana Arima also claimed that she has a charisma about her that draws people in. In addition, her mother taught her how to dance from an early age and even Aqua Hoshino noted that she indeed possessed a natural talent. However, Ruby lacked in arguably the most vital area for being an idol: singing; only scoring a mediocre 38 at karaoke. She also held herself back by refusing to resort to any underhanded tactics, causing Minami Kotobuki to believe that Ruby was too "pure" for the cutthroat entertainment industry.
Due to her initially trying to emulate Ai, Anemone Monemone noted that Ruby lacked her own passion, which prevented her from reaching her full potential. However, upon learning of Gorou Amamiya's death and resolving to avenge him, she began to radiate a murderous aura that drew people's interest. She also threw away her initial naivete and started using any means necessary to quickly rise in fame. In a way, she showed herself to be just as manipulative as Aqua, if not more so, since she was not just benefitting from scandals but actively causing them. Over time, her singing ability also improved substantially with it now rivalling Kana and Mem-Cho's.
In addition to her fame as an idol, Ruby also had a budging talent for acting, with Aqua believing that she was a more skilled performer than himself when they were children. Even Akane Kurokawa, a professional actress, was quick to recognize Ruby's talent after just a single rehearsing session together. Although inexperienced, Taishi Gotanda chose her for the starring role in his film, The 15 Year Lie, and he used the opportunity to coach her in acting, causing her talent to quickly blossom with a lot of room left over to develop further.
Stats[]
| Stars | Entertainer | Singing | Acting | Popularity | Internet / Social Media |
Variety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★☆ | A | B | D | S | B | B |
Career[]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Television[]
Discography[]
B-Komachi[]
Manga Appearance[]
| Chapter 1: Mother & Children | Debut |
| Chapter 2: Big Brother & Little Sister | Appears |
| Chapter 3: Babysitter | Appears |
| Chapter 4: How to Smile | Appears |
| Chapter 5: Director & Actress | Appears |
| Chapter 6: Child Actors | Appears |
| Chapter 7: If You Fear Falling, You'll Fall Harder | Appears |
| Chapter 8: Ai Hoshino Part 1 | Appears |
| Chapter 9: Ai Hoshino Part 2 | Appears |
| Chapter 10: Introduction | Appears |
| Chapter 11: Audition | Appears |
| Chapter 12: The Third Option | Appears |
| Chapter 13: Procedures | Appears |
| Chapter 14: Connection | Appears |
| Chapter 15: The Manga Drama | Appears |
| Chapter 16: Acting Skills | Absent |
| Chapter 17: Staging | Absent |
| Chapter 18: Modest Praise | Appears |
| Chapter 19: The Entertainment Department | Appears |
| Chapter 20: New Member | Appears |
| Chapter 21: The Dating Reality Show | Appears |
| Chapter 22: Wannable Idol | Appears |
| Chapter 23: A Mark | Appears |
| Chapter 24: Egosearch | Appears |
| Chapter 25: Up in Flames | Absent |
| Chapter 26: Storm | Appears |
| Chapter 27: Viral | Absent |
| Chapter 28: Role Creation | Absent |
| Chapter 29: Perfect Copy | Appears |
| Chapter 30: The First | Mentioned |
| Chapter 31: Love for Real | Absent |
| Chapter 32: Appropriate Age | Appears |
| Chapter 33: Motivation | Appears |
| Chapter 34: Center | Appears |
| Chapter 35: Responsible | Appears |
| Chapter 36: The Night Before | Appears |
| Chapter 37: Pressure | Appears |
| Chapter 38: Group Fan | Appears |
| Chapter 39: A Job That's Kinda Fun | Appears |
| Chapter 40: Sore Loser | Appears |
| Chapter 41: Introductions | Appears |
| Chapter 42: Read-Through | Absent |
| Chapter 43: The Losing Heroine | Absent |
| Chapter 44: The Visit | Absent |
| Chapter 45: The Telephone Game | Absent |
| Chapter 46: Theater | Absent |
| Chapter 47: Studio Visit | Absent |
| Chapter 48: Crunch Time | Absent |
| Chapter 49: Rewriting | Absent |
| Chapter 50: Emotional Acting | Flashback |
| Chapter 51: Inquiry | Flashback |
| Chapter 52: Boyfriend, Girlfriend | Absent |
| Chapter 53: Playboy | Appears |
| Chapter 54: Axis of a Conflict | Flashback |
| Chapter 55: Opening | Appears |
| Chapter 56: Beginning of Competition | Absent |
| Chapter 57: Lousy | Absent |
| Chapter 58: Growth | Absent |
| Chapter 59: Admiration | Absent |
| Chapter 60: The Sun | Imagined |
| Chapter 61: Play Along | Absent |
| Chapter 62: Ad-lib | Absent |
| Chapter 63: Genius Actor | Appears |
| Chapter 64: Trigger | Absent |
| Chapter 65: Regret | Flashback |
| Chapter 66: The Curtain Falls | Appears |
| Chapter 67: Drinking Party | Absent |
| Chapter 68: Liberation | Appears |
| Chapter 69: Room Tour | Appears |
| Chapter 70: Flame | Appears |
| Chapter 71: Pedestrian Bridge | Appears |
| Chapter 72: Freedom | Appears |
| Chapter 73: Smart | Absent |
| Chapter 74: Takachiho | Appears |
| Chapter 75: Mother and Mother | Absent |
| Chapter 76: Music Video | Appears |
| Chapter 77: Reunion | Appears |
| Chapter 78: Use | Appears |
| Chapter 79: Duty | Appears |
| Chapter 80: Wish | Appears |
| Chapter 81: Rapid Progress | Appears |
| Chapter 82: B-Komachi Night | Appears |
| Chapter 83: Obsessed | Flashback |
| Chapter 84: Hard Selling | Appears |
| Chapter 85: Calculation | Appears |
| Chapter 86: AD | Appears |
| Chapter 87: Lies | Appears |
| Chapter 88: Offer | Appears |
| Chapter 89: Cosplay | Appears |
| Chapter 90: Compliance | Appears |
| Chapter 91: Dig Deep | Appears |
| Chapter 92: Ritual Purification | Appears |
| Chapter 93: Leak | Appears |
| Chapter 94: Breakthrough | Appears |
| Chapter 95: Blindness | Imagined |
| Chapter 96: White Roses | Flashback |
| Chapter 97: Together | Absent |
| Chapter 98: Going Astray | Absent |
| Chapter 99: Drinking | Appears |
| Chapter 100: Industry | Appears |
| Chapter 101: Predicament | Absent |
| Chapter 102: Idol and Love | Appears |
| Chapter 103: Scandal | Absent |
| Chapter 104: Countermeasure | Appears |
| Chapter 105: Reporter | Appears |
| Chapter 106: Breaking Off | Appears |
| Chapter 107: Friends | Mentioned |
| Chapter 108: Plan | Appears |
| Chapter 109: Night | Absent |
| Chapter 110: How It Began | Imagined |
| Chapter 111: Mammon-Worship and Passion | Flashback |
| Chapter 112: Towards the Future | Appears |
| Chapter 113: Commercial Work | Absent |
| Chapter 114: Interpersonal Audition | Appears |
| Chapter 115: Roles | Appears |
| Chapter 116: Responsibility | Appears |
| Chapter 117: Panda | Pictured |
| Chapter 118: Activation | Absent |
| Chapter 119: Biological Mother | Appears |
| Chapter 120: Lack of Ability | Appears |
| Chapter 121: Sarina Tendouji | Appears |
| Chapter 122: Doc | Appears |
| Chapter 123: Bad Move | Appears |
| Chapter 124: Reversal | Appears |
| Chapter 125: Dazzled | Absent |
| Chapter 126: Management | Appears |
| Chapter 127: Scouting A Girl | Appears |
| Chapter 128: Script Reading | Appears |
| Chapter 129: Piece | Appears |
| Chapter 130: Basic Tactic | Absent |
| Chapter 131: Atonement | Appears |
| Chapter 132: Nino | Appears |
| Chapter 133: Acting | Appears |
| Chapter 134: Depths | Appears |
| Chapter 135: By Her Side | Appears |
| Chapter 136: Fight | Appears |
| Chapter 137: Idol | Appears |
| Chapter 138: Amends | Appears |
| Chapter 139: Lookism | Appears |
| Chapter 140: Is This Right? | Appears |
| Chapter 141: Chain | Appears |
| Chapter 142: Responsibility | Appears |
| Chapter 143: Blind Follower | Appears |
| Chapter 144: Fan of the Originals | Appears |
| Chapter 145: Children | Appears |
| Chapter 146: Role | Appears |
| Chapter 147: Wish | Appears |
| Chapter 148: End of Summer | Appears |
| Chapter 149: By the Sea | Appears |
| Chapter 150: Knife | Imagined |
| Chapter 151: Catch Ball | Appears |
| Chapter 152: Interview | Appears |
| Chapter 153: Fiction | Flashback |
| Chapter 154: 15-Year Lie | Appears |
| Chapter 155: Happy End | Appears |
| Chapter 156: MEMe | Appears |
| Chapter 157: An Ordinary Day, A Wonderful Day | Appears |
| Chapter 158: Jewel | Appears |
| Chapter 159: Resonance | Appears |
| Chapter 160: Eye | Appears |
| Chapter 161: Future | Appears |
| Chapter 162: Aqua Hoshino | Flashback |
| Special Chapter | Appears |
| Interlude Chapter 1 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 2 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 3 | Absent |
| Interlude Chapter 4 | Appears |
Anime Appearance[]
| Episode 1: Mother and Children | Debut |
| Episode 2: Third Option | Appears |
| Episode 3: Manga Based TV Drama | Appears |
| Episode 4: Actors | Appears |
| Episode 5: Reality Dating Show | Appears |
| Episode 6: Egosurfing | Appears |
| Episode 7: Buzz | Appears |
| Episode 8: First Time | Appears |
| Episode 9: B-Komachi | Appears |
| Episode 10: Pressure | Appears |
| Episode 11: Idol | Appears |
| Episode 12: Tokyo Blade | Appears |
| Episode 13: The Telephone Game | Absent |
| Episode 14: Rewriting | Appears |
| Episode 15: Emotional Acting | Flashback |
| Episode 16: The Curtain Rises | Appears |
| Episode 17: Growth | Absent |
| Episode 18: Sun | Appears |
| Episode 19: Trigger | Appears |
| Episode 20: Dream | Appears |
| Episode 21: Liberation | Appears |
| Episode 22: Freedom | Appears |
| Episode 23: Reunion | Appears |
| Episode 24: Wish | Appears |
Etymology[]
- The name Ruby means "lapis lazuli" (瑠) (ru), "beautiful" (美) (mi/bi) and "clothing, garment" (衣) (i).
- Just like Aquamarine, Ruby is a gemstone that is known for it's red coloring.
- Just like her older twin brother Aqua Hoshino, Ruby's name is a reference to her eye color.
- Ruby's surname Hoshino means "star" (星) (hoshi) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).
Trivia[]
- Ruby's mother, Ai Hoshino, has one star in each eye; Ruby inherited a star in her left eye and her brother Aqua Hoshino inherited it in his right eye.
- Her star later becomes blackened and she gains an additional black star in her right eye after using dirty tactics to rise in the entertainment industry.
- Ruby wants to be an idol like Ai once was.
- Ruby once pretended to be Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology.[14] While the scene is played as a joke at the time, it is later revealed that she and Aqua died (in their past lives) and reborn in the town of Takachiho in Miyazaki prefecture. And as Akane Kurokawa explained during that chapter, a cave near Takachiho is where Amaterasu once shut herself in.[15]
- If Ruby is interpreted to be based on Amaterasu, then Aqua would be based on one of Amaterasu's siblings, likely to be based on Susanoo.
- Ruby's height is 158 cm [1], making her the tallest B-Komachi member (compared to Kana Arima's 150 cm and Mem-Cho's 155 cm).
- Ruby applied to be an idol at 14, but she was rejected and had to wait two years before applying again. [16]
- Ruby is in Class 1-F during her first year [17] and in Class 2-F during her second year [18] at Youtou High School.
- Ruby starts high school at 16.[6]
- Ruby's glowstick idol color is red, which is the same color as Ai.[19]
- Kaguya Shinomiya from Kaguya-sama: Love is War has interacted with Ruby, taking photos of the latter as a part of a job. [20]
Notes[]
- ↑ The twins' age during the filming of That Was the Start was never outright stated, but it can be inferred that they are at least one year old from available information.
- ↑ Tokyo Blade stage play was ran for a month (Chapter 66), which ended at mid-December (Chapter 71) while the rehearsals lasted roughly a month (Chapter 43), meaning 2.5D Stage Play took place during October and November and Private arc started in November. Both The End of the Play and Toward the Stars and Dreams arc took place two years later with the former ending in November and the latter beginning immediately after.
Reference[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oshi no Ko Official Anime Website: TALENT -アニメ『【推しの子】』公式サイト- (in Japanese).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 2 (p. 4).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 5 (p. 2).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 7 (p. 3).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 11 (p. 2).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 23 (p. 10).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 84 (p. 8).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 100 (p. 6), Kana is 18 before going off to meet the director and Ruby is 1 year younger than Kana.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 117 (p. 7), it has been 2 years since Aqua asked Kana to become an idol.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 79.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 106.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Oshi no Ko Anime: S1, Ep. 11.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 74 (p. 1).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 3 (p. 16).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 74.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 11.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 19 (p. 1).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 87 (p. 9).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 38 (p. 4).
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Special Chapter.